UFC 251: Oezdemir vs Prochazka 07/11/2020 UFC Spread, Fight Analysis and Betting Forecasts

UFC 251: Oezdemir vs Prochazka 07/11/2020 – The Ultimate Fighting Championship had been the most resilient sports organization and they are boasting their deepest fight card since the sports lockdown with UFC 251 on Saturday, July 11. This event will be held in Yas Island which is also dubbed as “Fight Island” and it is located in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Fans can opt to watch through UFC Fight Pass and Pay Per View. This event will showcase three title fights and joining them in the main card, are two hard-hitting light heavyweights. It will be Volkan Oezdemir who looks to improve his ranking and he will go against the rising Jiri Prochazka. According to UFC Online, Volkan Oezdemir may be the higher-ranked fighter but the surge of Jiri Prochazka in the organization is expected to continuously rise.

UFC has signed European light heavyweight and Rizin FF champion Jiri Prochazka, per the promotion and his management. Nice addition to that 205-pound division. https://t.co/hGQK78mKa9

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) January 15, 2020

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Volkan Oezdemir

Volkan Oezdemir is a 30-year-old light heavyweight fighter that resides in Fribourg, Switzerland. “No Time” stands at six-foot-one and he trains at the renowned stable of Hard Knocks 365. His professional MMA record is currently at 17-4 with 12 wins through knockouts. Oezdemir came to the UFC in February 2017 and he took the organization by storm by upsetting Ovince St. Preux in his debut. He won his next two fights after that but went to a three-fight slump as well. He is now riding a momentum by winning his last two fights. The first one was against Ilir Latfi in UFC Fight Night 156 via KO in the second round and the last one was against Aleksandar Rakic just in December 2019 through a split decision.

Jiri Prochazka

Jiri Prochazka is a young 27-year-old fighter that came from all the way in Hosteradice, Czech Republic. “Denisa” stands at six-foot-four and trains at the Jetsaam Gym Brno fight team. He now carries a professional MMA record of 26-3 with 23 wins from knockouts. Prochazka is going to be making his UFC debut against Alexander Oezdemir in UFC 251. Prior to coming in the organization, he made his mark at Rizin FF where he went undefeated in his last seven fights. Prior to the UFC, Prochazka also fought in ProFC, GCF and Supreme Fighting Championship in which he dominated most of his competition. In his last 16 matches, he only saw the second round twice as he mostly finishes his fights in the first round.